EP1257007B1 - Connecteur électrique - Google Patents

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EP1257007B1
EP1257007B1 EP02010575A EP02010575A EP1257007B1 EP 1257007 B1 EP1257007 B1 EP 1257007B1 EP 02010575 A EP02010575 A EP 02010575A EP 02010575 A EP02010575 A EP 02010575A EP 1257007 B1 EP1257007 B1 EP 1257007B1
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movable member
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Fausto Girard
Pier Carlo Bigotto
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FCI SA
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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
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5205—Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet
    • 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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/422—Securing in resilient one-piece base or case, e.g. by friction; One-piece base or case formed with resilient locking means
    • H01R13/4223—Securing in resilient one-piece base or case, e.g. by friction; One-piece base or case formed with resilient locking means comprising integral flexible contact retaining fingers
    • 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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
    • H01R13/4364—Insertion of locking piece from the front
    • H01R13/4365—Insertion of locking piece from the front comprising a temporary and a final locking position

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  • the present invention relates to an electric connector, and in particular to an electric connector of the type comprising an insulating casing defining a number of cavities having respective parallel axes and for housing respective electric terminals retained inside the cavities by primary retaining means.
  • Such connectors also comprise a secondary retaining device for determining correct insertion, and further ensuring retention, of the terminals inside the respective cavities.
  • the secondary retaining device normally comprises a movable plate, which is made separately from the casing, has a number of projecting wedges interacting with the primary retaining -means, and fits frontally into a fully assembled position on the casing, in a direction parallel to the axes of the cavities.
  • the fully assembled position of the movable plate is only achievable when the terminals are all inserted correctly and retained inside the respective cavities by the primary retaining means, which are normally defined by flexible lances forming part of the casing. In the event any one of the terminals is not correctly or fully inserted, the primary retaining means remain flexed, and prevent the wedges on the movable plate from being inserted fully inside the casing, thus permitting detection of the anomaly.
  • the movable plate is normally connected to the casing in a preassembly position permitting insertion of the electric terminals inside the respective cavities, and from which it is slid axially along the casing into the fully assembled position.
  • the fully assembled and preassembly positions of the movable plate on the casing are normally reversible. That is, by overcoming the retaining load exerted by the casing, the movable plate can be moved easily from one position to the other, or be detached completely from the casing.
  • an electric connector as described in claim 1, comprising:
  • Number 1 in Figures 1 to 3 indicates as a whole an electric connector in accordance with the present invention.
  • Connector 1 comprises a substantially cylindrical insulating casing 3 having an axis A parallel to a coupling direction B of connector 1 to a complementary connector (not shown), and defining a number of transverse rows of longitudinal cavities 4 having respective axes parallel to axis A and for receiving respective electric terminals 5 (only one shown in Figure 2) retained inside cavities 4 by known primary retaining means described later on.
  • Casing 3 comprises a cylindrical annular outer portion 6 defining a housing 7 for an engaging portion of the complementary connector; and a prismatic inner portion 8, which comprises a rear wall 9 integral with outer portion 6 and perpendicular to axis A, projects inside housing 7, and defines cavities 4 of terminals 5.
  • each terminal 5 substantially comprises a rear connecting portion 10 for connection to a relative electric cable 11; and a box-shaped front contact portion 12, which mates with a contact portion of a complementary electric terminal (not shown), and laterally defines a seat 13 for the primary retaining means.
  • Each terminal 5 is inserted inside respective cavity 4 through a rear opening 14 of the cavity formed in rear wall 9 of casing 3, and, once fitted inside casing 3, is positioned with contact portion 12 facing a front opening 15 of respective cavity 4 communicating with housing 7 and formed in a front wall 16 of inner portion 8.
  • cables 11 project from casing 3 through respective openings 14.
  • the primary retaining means comprise, for each terminal 5, a flexible lance 17 projecting inside respective cavity 4 substantially in direction B and towards front opening 15; and the surface of lance 17 facing inwards of cavity 4 has a tooth 19 with a profile substantially in the form of a right trapezium, and which clicks into seat 13 of relative terminal 5.
  • tooth 19 permits insertion of terminal 5, which, sliding along an oblique side of tooth 19 facing opening 14, flexes lance 17 towards the wall defining relative cavity 4. Once terminal 5 is inserted fully inside cavity 4, lance 17 springs back to the undeformed position by tooth 19 clicking inside seat 13 of terminal 5, so that a side of tooth 19 substantially perpendicular to axis A and opposite the oblique side defines a stop preventing withdrawal of terminal 5.
  • Connector 1 also comprises a secondary retaining device, indicated as a whole by 20, for retaining terminals 5.
  • Device 20 comprises a movable member 21 formed separately from casing 3, and which, in a direction C opposite direction B, engages inner portion 8 of casing 3 to determine correct engagement of terminals 5 by the primary retaining means, and to prevent release of the terminals.
  • movable member 21 is inserted frontally in direction C inside housing 7 of casing 3, and comprises, integrally, a plate 22, which engages casing 3 in a position perpendicular to direction C, and has substantially the same lateral profile as inner portion 8 of casing 3; and a number of wedges 23 - one for each cavity 4 - projecting perpendicularly from plate 22, and each insertable inside relative cavity 4 by sliding along the side of respective lance 17 opposite tooth 19, so as prevent lance 17 from flexing ( Figure 2).
  • Plate 22 also comprises a number of through seats 24, which, in use, are aligned with respective cavities 4, and are engaged in sliding manner by the contact portions of the complementary connector terminals. More specifically, seats 24 are arranged in a number of transverse rows corresponding with the rows of cavities 4.
  • Connector 1 also comprises lock means 25 interposed between the outer portion of casing 3 and movable member 21 to respectively define, in succession in direction C, a preassembly position ( Figures 3 and 4) wherein movable member 21 permits insertion of terminals 5 inside respective cavities 4, and a fully assembled position ( Figures 1, 2 and 5) achievable when terminals 5 are engaged correctly by lances 17.
  • Lock means 25 comprise two teeth 26 positioned symmetrically with respect to axis A and projecting from a lateral wall 27 of inner portion 8 of casing 3; and, for each tooth 26, a pair of retaining openings 28, 29 formed on a relative flexible arm 30 projecting perpendicularly from plate 22 and extending parallel to wedges 23.
  • Openings 28, 29 on each arm 30 of movable member 21 are engaged successively in direction C by the relative tooth 26 on casing 3 to define the preassembly position and fully assembled position of movable member 21 respectively.
  • teeth 26 are aligned with each other in a direction perpendicular to axis A, while openings 28, 29 on each arm 30 are aligned with each other in a direction parallel to direction C, and are located respectively at the free end of arm 30 (opening 28 defining the preassembly position of movable member 21) and adjacent to plate 22 (opening 29 defining the fully assembled position of movable member 21).
  • each opening 28 and respective tooth 26 define a lock joint 31 in direction B ( Figure 4) for preventing full removal of movable member 21 from inner portion 8 of casing 3.
  • each opening 28 comprises, towards the free end of relative arm 30, an end portion 32 tapering in section in direction C to lock relative tooth 26 in direction B.
  • end portion 32 of each opening 28 is defined by two lateral walls 33 sloping with respect to direction B and C and converging with each other in direction C.
  • Each opening 28 also comprises, towards plate 22, a rectangular main portion 34 from which end portion 32 extends.
  • Each tooth 26 ( Figure 5) is defined, at the top, by a flat surface 35 parallel to the plane of relative arm 30, and, towards rear wall 9 and front wall 16 of inner portion 8, by respective ramp-shaped end surfaces 36, 37 sloping and diverging with respect to each other from opposite ends of surface 35.
  • the ramp-shaped end surfaces 36, 37 of teeth 26 allow movable member 21 to move between the preassembly and fully assembled positions.
  • Each tooth 26 is also defined by two opposite lateral sides 38, which extend, parallel to each other, along most of the length of tooth 26, and comprise, towards rear wall 9 of inner portion 8, respective end portions 39 converging with each other and having the same slope as respective lateral walls 33 of end portion 32 of relative opening 28, so that each tooth 26 comprises, towards rear wall 9 of inner portion 8 of casing 3, an end portion 40 tapering in cross section and which fits inside end portion 32 of respective opening 28 when movable member 21 is moved in direction B from the preassembly position.
  • Each opening 29 has a constant rectangular cross section.
  • Connector 1 is assembled as described below, starting from an initial condition in which terminals 5 are housed inside respective cavities 4, and movable member 21 of secondary retaining device 20 is set to the preassembly position ( Figures 3 and 4), i.e. with teeth 26 of inner portion 8 of casing 3 engaging respective openings 28 on arms 30 of movable member 21.
  • any attempt to remove movable member 21 from casing 3 in direction B has the effect of fitting end portions 40 of teeth 26 increasingly firmly inside end portions 32 of respective openings 28.
  • teeth 26 release openings 28 and engage openings 29.
  • any attempt to remove movable member 21, in the preassembly position, from casing 3 has the effect of fitting end portions 40 of teeth 26 more firmly inside end portions 32 of respective openings 28.
  • the preassembly position is therefore irreversible, thus preventing loss of movable member 21, and enabling casing 3 and movable member 21 to be dealt with as a single body as opposed to two separate bodies.

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Claims (8)

  1. Connecteur électrique (1) comprenant :
    une enveloppe isolante (3) définissant un certain nombre de cavités (4) pour loger des bornes électriques respectives (5) ;
    des moyens de retenue primaires (17) pour retenir à l'intérieur lesdites bornes (5), et empêcher le retrait des bornes desdites cavités respectives (4) ;
    des moyens de retenue secondaires (20) comprenant au moins un élément mobile (21) pouvant être connecté à ladite enveloppe (3) dans une première direction (C) pour déterminer une mise en prise correcte desdites bornes (5) par lesdits moyens de retenue primaires (17), et pour empêcher la libération des bornes ; et
    des moyens de verrouillage (25) interposés entre ladite enveloppe (3) et ledit élément mobile (21) pour définir respectivement, dans ladite première direction (C), une position de préassemblage dans laquelle ledit élément mobile (21) permet l'insertion desdites bornes (5) à l'intérieur desdites cavités respectives (4), et une position entièrement assemblée pouvant être obtenue lorsque lesdites bornes (5) sont mises en prise correctement par lesdits moyens de retenue primaires (17) ;
       lesdits moyens de verrouillage (25) comprenant au moins un premier et un deuxième éléments de verrou (28, 29) portés par l'un de ladite enveloppe (3) et dudit élément mobile (21), et au moins un troisième élément de verrou (26) porté par l'autre de ladite enveloppe (3) et dudit élément mobile (21) et qui vient en prise de manière sélective avec ledit premier et ledit deuxième éléments de verrou (28, 29) pour définir respectivement ladite position de préassemblage et ladite position entièrement assemblée dudit élément mobile (21) ;
       ledit premier et ledit troisième éléments de verrou (28, 26) définissant une jonction de verrou (31) dans une deuxième direction (B) opposée à ladite première direction (C), pour empêcher un retrait total dudit élément mobile (21) de ladite enveloppe (3) ;
       ledit premier et ledit troisième éléments de verrou (28, 26) comprenant respectivement une première ouverture (28) et une dent (26) ;
       caractérisé en ce que ladite jonction de verrou (31) comprend une partie d'extrémité (32) de ladite première ouverture (28) dont la section va en s'amincissant dans ladite première direction (C) pour verrouiller ladite dent (26) dans ladite deuxième direction (B).
  2. Connecteur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit premier et ledit deuxième éléments de verrou (28, 29) sont portés par ledit élément mobile (21) ; et en ce que ledit troisième élément de verrou (26) est porté par une paroi (27) de ladite enveloppe (3).
  3. Connecteur selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément mobile (21) comprend une plaque (22) qui met en prise ladite enveloppe (3) dans ladite première direction (C) et dans une position perpendiculaire à la première direction (C) ; et en ce que ledit premier et ledit deuxième éléments de verrou (28, 29) sont portés par un bras (30) qui fait saillie perpendiculairement à partir de ladite plaque (22).
  4. Connecteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite partie d'extrémité (32) de ladite première ouverture (28) est définie par deux parois latérales (33) en pente par rapport auxdites première et deuxième directions (C, B) et convergent l'une vers l'autre dans la première direction (C).
  5. Connecteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite dent (26) comprend une partie d'extrémité (40) possédant une section complémentaire de la section de ladite partie d'extrémité (32) de ladite première ouverture (28).
  6. Connecteur selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ladite partie d'extrémité (40) de ladite dent (26) est définie par deux surfaces latérales en pente (39) possédant la même pente que lesdites parois latérales respectives (33) qui définissent ladite partie d'extrémité (32) de ladite première ouverture (28).
  7. Connecteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite dent (26) est définie par des surfaces d'extrémité opposées en forme de rampe (36, 37) pour permettre audit élément mobile (21) de se déplacer entre ladite position de préassemblage et ladite position entièrement assemblée.
  8. Connecteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit deuxième élément de verrou est défini par une deuxième ouverture (29).
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