EP1225661A1 - Vorrichtung zur Zuführung von Verbindern und die damit ausgerüstete Krimpstation - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Zuführung von Verbindern und die damit ausgerüstete Krimpstation Download PDF

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EP1225661A1
EP1225661A1 EP02001087A EP02001087A EP1225661A1 EP 1225661 A1 EP1225661 A1 EP 1225661A1 EP 02001087 A EP02001087 A EP 02001087A EP 02001087 A EP02001087 A EP 02001087A EP 1225661 A1 EP1225661 A1 EP 1225661A1
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Flavio M. Fantini
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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
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/04—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
    • H01R43/048—Crimping apparatus or processes
    • 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
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/65—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal
    • H01R12/67—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals
    • H01R12/68—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals comprising deformable portions
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  • the invention relates to a device for feeding modules. connectors to a crimping station and a crimping of contacts on flexible circuits in particular suitable for assembling and producing beams of flexible circuits fitted with connectors.
  • Flexible circuits are electrical circuits comprising an insulating sheet on which are deposited conductive tracks, these tracks being they same possibly covered with a second sheet protective insulation.
  • connection of such circuits to contacts electric is done in particular by a technique of insulation piercing and crimping and it is known to use for this purpose contacts provided with a crimp termination with spikes arranged in a crown and oriented perpendicular to the flexible circuit to be connected.
  • US 4,749,368 describes in particular the production of contact elements and for connecting components fitted with connection arranged in a crown.
  • Crimping of contacts on the flexible circuit is traditionally done by arranging the contacts under the flexible circuit opposite the conductive tracks of the flexible circuit then by crimping the contacts on the flexible circuit.
  • To guarantee correct crimping contacts on the flexible circuit it is necessary to ensure correct alignment of the contacts with respect to to the flexible circuit.
  • a connector provided of a plurality of contacts it is necessary to guarantee alignment of the crimping points with the tracks flexible circuit conductors and to position correctly the crimping tips for example organized in crowns in relation to the matrices of crimping.
  • a crimping process using pins coming from crimping contacts on a flexible circuit is for example described in the document "SAE technical paper series 870553 Flex foil crimp technology - International Congress and Exposition Detroit Michigan February 23 - 27 1987.
  • the diameter of the crowns and tracks of the flexible circuit is of the order of a millimeter for circuits and contacts intended to carry currents of the order of a few Amps. Great precision of the position of the contacts relative to the flexible circuit is therefore necessary.
  • the device which is the subject of the present invention is suitable for the preparation for their crimping of connectors provided with a plurality of contacts.
  • the contacts include on the one hand termination of connection to a flexible circuit and on the other hand, have a connection termination with a complementary contact, the contacts and the circuit flexible being received in an insulating housing provided with a open area clearing the crimping area of the contacts on the flexible circuit above and below the area crimping.
  • a device comprising an anvil forming a bearing surface lower for electrical contact elements and a mobile press device fitted with a block, the surface parallel to the contact alignment plane comprises a plurality of crimping dies.
  • the flexible circuit is then positioned on the pallets and the block applied by the press on the flexible circuit, each of the matrices applying strongly locally the flexible circuit on the tips so as to pierce the flexible circuit then to arch the points which come thus crimp the pallets on the flexible circuit and make the electrical connection between the contacts and the flexible circuit tracks.
  • the invention proposes to produce a device automated supply of these connectors with their pre-assembled contacts.
  • the invention proposes to produce a device to bring the unitary connector modules to the crimping station, the device being provided with a comb arranged at the end of an arm itself integral a transport device, the comb comprising pallets for retaining and realigning the pallets, comb forming a member for moving the modules of connectors.
  • the pallets with crimping tips on each contact are prepositioned both longitudinally laterally during transport of the connectors to the crimping station to ensure alignment precise between the conductive tracks of the flexible circuit and the crimping crowns.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for connectors of the type fitted with a window for clearing the area crimping and further provided with a retention flap of the flexible circuit in the form of an open frame.
  • the comb is adapted to be inserted between the branches of the frame.
  • a connector 20 adapted for its crimping on a flexible circuit 40.
  • the connector 20 is provided with a plurality of contacts 10.
  • the contacts comprise on the one hand a termination of connection to a flexible circuit 40, this termination comprising a pallet 13 provided with spikes 11 arranged in a crown 12, the points being formed by a cross punching of the pallet then a stamping of the pallet folding the points and releasing a circular hole 14 forming the crown 12.
  • the contacts also have a termination 15 of connection with an additional contact, the contacts and the flexible circuit being received in an insulating housing 21 provided with an open area 22 clearing the area of crimping of contacts on the flexible circuit above and below the crimping area.
  • General view 5 describes a machine or simultaneous crimping on a flexible circuit of electrical contacts aligned in a plane and arranged in a connector housing.
  • the device visible in the figure 5 comprises on the one hand an anvil 50 forming a surface lower support for contact elements electric 10, the crimping device comprising on the other hand a mobile press device 9 provided with a block 1 whose surface parallel to the alignment plane of the contacts includes a plurality of matrices of crimping.
  • the press 9 further comprises a member 126 holding the connector housing during crimping.
  • the anvil 50 disposed under the pallets 13 may include at least one positioning element 51 and advantageously two positioning elements arranged opposite crowns of two contacts arranged at each end of the flexible circuit 40, each element of positioning being introduced into a circular hole of a crown.
  • the flexible circuit 40 is then positioned on the pallets 13 and the block is applied by the press to the flexible circuit, the pallets being supported on the anvil 50, each of the matrices 3 applying strongly locally the flexible circuit 40 on the tips 11 of so as to pierce the flexible circuit and the tracks 41 then to arch the points which thus crimp the pallets on the flexible circuit and make the connection electric between contacts 10 and tracks conductors 41 of the flexible circuit.
  • the anvil and press assembly fitted with the crimping block thus constitutes a crimping station.
  • the connectors can be arranged on a carrier strip 60, these connectors being snapped onto the carrier strip and supplied in rolls, a power supply device for the crimping station then includes a continuous unwinding station 121.
  • the station will include, after the post unwinding, a device for separating carrier strip connectors and a device supply 100 of the unitary connectors to the crimping.
  • the supply device visible in the figure 3A is provided with a comb 101 visible in FIG. 3B arranged at the end of an arm 102, perpendicularly to this arm itself secured to an operating device 103.
  • the operating device 103 can combine a cylinder 129 actuated vertically and a cylinder operating horizontally or by other means actuation such as electric motors acting on a vertical rack system and a horizontal rack.
  • the comb has blades 104 for retaining and realigning the pallets 13. So when the arm goes down and grabs the connector for pallets with crimp tips of each contact are prepositioned as well longitudinally than laterally. Likewise, during the transport of the connectors to the crimping station pallets 13 are held to ensure alignment precise between the conductive tracks 41 of the flexible circuit and crimping crowns.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for connectors of the type fitted with a window for clearing the area crimping and further provided with a retention flap 28 of the flexible circuit.
  • the shutter may include a frame connected by a hinge 23 to the connector housing receiving the contacts.
  • the frame allows the crimping operation to be carried out across flap 28, the flap being closed after the crimping operation, this flap 28 comprising a rear leg with one or more bosses 25 support and pressurization of the flexible circuit for isolate and protect the crimping area from possible stresses applied on the flexible circuit outside the connector.
  • a device 127 for cutting the legs 32, 33 so as to separate the modules from the strip at this post.
  • the arm 102 is retracted backwards and the cylinder or vertical motor device 129 lowers the arm and therefore the comb 101 in the frame until that the strips 104 of the comb are inserted between the pallets 13.
  • the connector is thus held in place while the cutting device 127 cuts the legs 32, 33 and thus frees the connector from the carrier strip which comes out at the bottom of the cutting station.
  • the arm As visible in Figure 4B the arm is moved horizontally and extends forward moving by sliding the connector on a mat 130 to the post crimping. A holding device not shown then holds the connector while the arm goes up under the action of the jack 129. The arm retracts and returns to take its visible waiting position in Figure 4D to receive a new connector while the flexible circuit 40 is brought to the pallets for allow the crimping operation.
EP02001087A 2001-01-23 2002-01-22 Vorrichtung zur Zuführung von Verbindern und die damit ausgerüstete Krimpstation Expired - Lifetime EP1225661B1 (de)

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FR0101182A FR2820601A1 (fr) 2001-01-23 2001-01-23 Dispositif d'amenee de connecteurs et station de sertissage munie d'un tel dispositif
FR0101182 2001-01-23

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EP1708309A1 (de) * 2005-03-30 2006-10-04 Helianthos B.V. Verfahren zur Bereitstellung eines Verbinderkontaktes mit einem Folienteil und Anordnung von Folie und Verbinderkontakt
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US3697925A (en) * 1970-07-22 1972-10-10 Amp Inc Termination means for flat cable
US4749368A (en) * 1986-04-03 1988-06-07 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Contact strip terminal

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EP1708309A1 (de) * 2005-03-30 2006-10-04 Helianthos B.V. Verfahren zur Bereitstellung eines Verbinderkontaktes mit einem Folienteil und Anordnung von Folie und Verbinderkontakt
DE102008049021B4 (de) * 2008-09-25 2013-10-24 Schäfer Werkzeug- und Sondermaschinenbau GmbH Crimpautomat

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ATE370537T1 (de) 2007-09-15
DE60221723T2 (de) 2008-06-05
US6675466B2 (en) 2004-01-13
ITTO20010405A0 (it) 2001-04-27
FR2820601A1 (fr) 2002-08-09
ES2291384T3 (es) 2008-03-01

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