EP1249895A2 - Connecteur électrique - Google Patents

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EP1249895A2
EP1249895A2 EP02007541A EP02007541A EP1249895A2 EP 1249895 A2 EP1249895 A2 EP 1249895A2 EP 02007541 A EP02007541 A EP 02007541A EP 02007541 A EP02007541 A EP 02007541A EP 1249895 A2 EP1249895 A2 EP 1249895A2
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Klaus Hömle
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SEW Eurodrive 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
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/631—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only
    • H01R13/6315—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating connection
    • 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
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/52—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other 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
    • 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
    • H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors

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  • the invention relates to a connector.
  • An electrical plug connection often comprises two components, in particular a spring and a pin header.
  • the pin header is also called a male header.
  • the components of the connector are different Housing parts housed. If a plug connection is not arranged in the center, the Connector parts easily tilted when disconnecting or plugging the connection to be damaged. This effect is all the more dangerous the greater the distance from the Plug connection connected circuit boards.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of developing a plug-in connection is inexpensive to manufacture and low wear when opening and closing having.
  • the object in the plug connection according to the in claim 1 specified features solved.
  • Essential features of the invention in the connector are that they are a first Connector part, which is rigidly connected to a first part, and a second Connector part, which is rigidly connected to a second part, the second Connector part comprises a component rotatably mounted about a second pivot point, wherein during and after merging the two connector parts to produce the Connection a first pivot point is effective, around which the first connector part in the Component is rotatable, and wherein this first pivot point when further merging its relative position and / or its relative distance to the first or second part changes, and with further merging after the first pivot point takes effect electrical connections between the first and second connector part are effective.
  • the advantage here is that there is little wear when opening, i.e. separating and closing, So plug in, is there.
  • the actuation of the plug connection is partly flexible Execution improved.
  • the components of the connector are different Housing parts housed. If the plug connection is not arranged in the center, then the Not connector parts due to tilting when disconnecting or plugging the connection damaged because the partially flexible version with the pivot points compensates for the Deviations advantageously caused. This effect is even when the distance is large given the connector connected circuit boards.
  • one or both connector parts can be rotated and / or be designed to be elastic.
  • Connector parts are generated and catching and prepositioning the Cause connector parts, these connector parts align with each other.
  • the Alignment of the connector parts is improved by their elasticity or rotatability, so that this causes a larger positional deviation when closing and opening the Plug connection is permitted.
  • Another advantage is that the partially elastic design of the connector in Interaction with the first and second pivot assembly and part tolerances to be caught. The forces that arise when plugged in are therefore lower, whereby the material, contacts, insulating bodies, solder joints are protected.
  • the first part and the second part are each a housing part or each rigidly connected and / or connectable to a housing part. It is an advantage that the invention can be applied to a wide variety of devices, for example to power plugs, electronic household appliances of all kinds, computers, stereo systems, industrial applications Electronics comprehensive devices, converters and the like. It is only essential that this first part with a first housing part and the second part with a second housing part connected is. For example, the two housing parts are moved towards each other by hand.
  • the connector is designed such that it Deviations from the ideal position when moving towards or away from each other compensated and there is no damage to the components or none increased wear and / or wear.
  • the first part and the second part are each one PCB.
  • the advantage here is that the invention can be used in devices that have electronic circuits or circuit boards for inexpensive connection include.
  • one or more components are made of elastic Material designed to intercept, pick up and / or compensate for PCB position deviations. It is advantageous that the invention Compensation for deviations due to the elastic design of components can be further improved, in particular even larger deviations can be compensated for and / or catchable.
  • a first connector part that is connected to a first PCB as the first part electrically and mechanically connectable, and a second Connector part, the electrical and with a second circuit board as a second part is mechanically connectable, the first connector part having a female connector embedded contact springs, and wherein the second connector part is a relative to associated printed circuit board rotatable about a pivot point as a rotatably mounted Component comprises, wherein the guide bar relative to the female connector by a first The fulcrum is designed to be rotatable only when the first and second are brought together Connector part takes effect.
  • the advantage here is that the fulcrum at Merge is effective, so even when the relative distance between the Housing parts and / or circuit boards is effective.
  • the female connector is rotatably mounted in the guide bar.
  • the rotatable bearing can be produced by suitable shaping.
  • the guide bar with the spring bar end protruding material that interacts with one in the Female connector existing cavity for receiving the guide bar, the cavity is shaped such that the protruding material is guided on it and thus during the pivot point is effective when the guide bar is inserted or moved out, especially at different points in the cavity.
  • a cavity can advantageously be used, which has a rectangular cross section.
  • the guide bar is around a parallel to the circuit boards Axis is rotatable.
  • the advantage here is that a second pivot point in a cost-effective manner is usable.
  • the second circuit board is a pin carrier with contact pins connected with soldering areas.
  • the second connector part comprises a female connector, which is rigidly connected to a circuit board or a housing part and in which a contact pins Comprehensive pen carrier is insertable.
  • the female connector comprises contact pins through the associated circuit board can be plugged into a further female connector, which with a another circuit board, in particular an option circuit board, is rigidly connected.
  • FIGS. 5a, 5b and 5c show the more general principle of the invention, according to which the person skilled in the art can produce further exemplary embodiments.
  • the plug connection according to the invention comprises the first plug connector part the plug part 54, which is rigidly connected to the circuit board 53, and second Connector part, the connector part 56, which is rigidly connected to a circuit board 57.
  • the plug part 56 comes into contact with one Intermediate piece 55.
  • the fulcrum 52 which is determined by the corresponding Forming the plug part 56 and the associated cavity of the intermediate piece 55 is formed.
  • the plug part 56 and the intermediate piece 55 can be rotated relative to one another. This Rotation is present during the further movement towards each other, so that is Pivot 52 can be moved in its position, in particular its distance increases PCB 53 when moving towards each other.
  • the intermediate piece is rotatably mounted in the plug part 54.
  • the distance of pivot point 1 to Printed circuit board 53 remains constant when moving towards one another.
  • the two pivot points 51 and 52 also translate, in particular in parallel to the planes of the printed circuit boards, can be caught, as shown in FIG. 5b. Pure twists can of course also be caught, as shown in FIG. 5c.
  • FIGS. 5a to 5c The electrical connections are not shown in FIGS. 5a to 5c.
  • Contact pins or - Sockets are simple, for example according to the exemplary embodiments according to FIG. 1 up to 4 executable.
  • the invention thus comprises plug connections which have two pivot points, namely pivot point 1 and pivot point 2.
  • the advantage is in the effect of translational and / or rotational offset, as shown in FIGS. 5b and 5c.
  • Figure 1 the general structure of the connector according to the invention is schematic shown. In the left half is a side view and in the right half a side view shown.
  • the task of the plug connection is to make electrical connections between two printed circuit boards 4 create. Each of these circuit boards 4 is mounted in a housing part. When connecting of the housing parts, the plug connection should be closed. Since the operator Housing parts by hand, deviations of the housing parts from the ideal position available. These deviations are due to the partially flexible design of the Plug connection intercepted.
  • pins 2 In a pin carrier 3 contact pins 2 are pressed with soldering areas that in the lower Printed circuit board 4 are inserted and soldered.
  • the guide bar 5 is about a pivot point stored in the pin carrier 3.
  • FIGS. 2a and 2b the mobility in the event of lateral deviations of the contact pins 2 is included Soldering areas shown from the ideal location. The widening 21 of the base body of the female connector is used for positioning in the guide bar.
  • the taper 22 of the base body of the female connector creates mobility for the female connector in the guide bar.
  • the chamber 23 for female connector in the guide bar creates a space for mobility of the female connector.
  • the mobility of the contact pins 2 with soldering areas is identified by reference numeral 24.
  • the contact point 26 of the spring in the longitudinal direction makes the electrical contact.
  • the insertion aid 27 of the spring and the insertion aid 28 in the base body of the female connector expand the permissible range for deviations from the ideal position.
  • the contact spring and the interior of the female connector are designed so that the ends of the contact pins have space for transverse movement.
  • the contact spring of the female connector is shaped so that the contact surfaces to the contact pin of the male connector are arranged in the longitudinal direction. The contact springs do not have to absorb any forces when moving in the transverse direction
  • the lower Housing part 31 and the upper housing part 32 can have each other.
  • FIG. 4a shows a further exemplary embodiment according to the invention, in which the Contact pins in the female connector 6 may have deviations from the ideal position. Then spins the female connector 6 according to Figure 2b. The contact pins run into the other end Female connector 44, which is firmly soldered into the lower circuit board. With an offset of 34 and one Twist 35 according to FIG. 3 in turn results in a spring strip 44 in FIG. 4a Rotation of the contact pins analogous to that shown in Figure 2a.
  • the pin carrier 3 with contact pins is inserted into the female connector 44.
  • the guide bar 5 is mounted on a pivot bearing in the fastening shoe 42, which includes the fastening hole 43 for a fastening screw, which fastens the fastening shoe on the printed circuit board and also fastens the fastening shoe and printed circuit board in the housing part.
  • the coding 41 codes different variants of the series of devices, such as converters, and prevents incorrect insertion and represents reverse polarity protection.
  • FIG. 4b shows a further exemplary embodiment according to the invention, in which one Option circuit board is connectable.
  • the female connector 45 with spread solder connections allows the use of long pins 47 for connection to an option circuit board 48.
  • the option circuit board 48 in turn carries a female connector 46.
  • one or both connector parts are rotatable and / or be made elastic.
  • connection with the molded on the connector Guides through a suitable shape of the insulating body of the connector parts generated and catch and preposition the connector parts, direct these connector parts are mutually exclusive. Aligning the connector parts improves through their elasticity or rotatability, making them larger Positional deviation when closing, i.e. plugging, and opening, i.e. disconnecting Plug connection is permitted.
  • Another advantage is that the partially elastic design of the connector in Interaction with the first and second pivot assembly and part tolerances to be caught. The forces that arise when plugged in are therefore lower, whereby the material, contacts, insulating bodies, solder joints are protected.

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DE10254091B4 (de) * 2002-11-20 2015-12-24 Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. Kg Steckverbinder mit Stiftführung
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WO2010052320A1 (fr) * 2008-11-08 2010-05-14 Nicomatic Sa Connecteur électrique, élément de connexion électrique, organe de liaison électrique et procédé d'assemblage correspondants
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