EP1306932B1 - Zweigeteilter elektrischer Steckverbinder mit Nockensystem - Google Patents

Zweigeteilter elektrischer Steckverbinder mit Nockensystem Download PDF

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EP1306932B1
EP1306932B1 EP20020079180 EP02079180A EP1306932B1 EP 1306932 B1 EP1306932 B1 EP 1306932B1 EP 20020079180 EP20020079180 EP 20020079180 EP 02079180 A EP02079180 A EP 02079180A EP 1306932 B1 EP1306932 B1 EP 1306932B1
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Ubaldo Condelli
Paolo Massola
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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
    • H01R13/633—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 disengagement only
    • H01R13/635—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 disengagement only by mechanical pressure, e.g. spring force
    • 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
    • H01R13/623—Casing or ring with helicoidal groove
    • 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
    • H01R13/62905—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances comprising a camming member
    • 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
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel

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  • the present invention relates to a two-part electrical connector.
  • Two-part electrical connectors in which slide members are used to mate the two parts are well known.
  • the first part is secured in a panel and has a fixed terminal housing which protrudes a predetermined height away from the panel.
  • the terminal housing has tabs which protrude therefrom.
  • the second part which contains the slide members, is positioned over the first part. For mating, the slide members are pushed, and the tabs engage in angled grooves in the slide members to pull the two parts together.
  • the combined height of the second part and the terminal housing of the first part away from the panel, prior to mating can be a critical issue.
  • a two-part electrical connector in accordance with the present invention is characterised by the features specified in Claim 1.
  • the terminal housing of the first part, on which the tabs are mounted is spring-loaded and movable in the mating direction.
  • the terminal housing is retracted, reducing the height of the terminal housing away from the panel.
  • the terminal housing is moved against the action of the spring loading.
  • the prior art two-part electrical connector 10 comprises a first part 12 and a second part 14.
  • the first part 12 includes a terminal housing 16, and is mounted on a panel 18.
  • the terminal housing 16 is fixed and includes protruding tabs 20.
  • the second part 14 includes slide members 22 which have angled grooves (not shown) for association with the tabs 20.
  • the second part 14 is positioned over the terminal housing 16 of the first part 12, the tabs 20 enter corresponding angled grooves in the slide members 22, and the slide members are pushed.
  • Such action mates the two parts 12, 14, and mates electrical terminals (not shown) mounted in each part.
  • the second part 14 and the terminal housing 16 of the first part 12 away from the panel, prior to mating have a combined height X.
  • FIG. 2 shows a two-part electrical connector 100 in accordance with the present invention.
  • the two-part connector 100 comprises a first part 112 and a second part 114.
  • the second part 114 is substantially unchanged from the prior art second part 14.
  • the first part 112 includes a terminal housing 116 which is movable in the mating direction.
  • the terminal housing 116 includes protruding tabs 120 which are engageable in angled grooves in the slide members 122 of the second part 114, as detailed below.
  • the terminal housing 116 is biased inwardly in the unmated position, also as detailed below, thereby reducing the height of the terminal housing away from the panel 118.
  • the combined height Y of the second part 114 and the terminal housing 116 of the first part 112 is significantly reduced compared to the prior art.
  • the first part 112 of the two-part electrical connector 100 is mounted to extend through an aperture 124 in the panel 118.
  • the first part 112 includes a fixed tubular housing 126 which is secured to the panel 118, and which includes an inturned lip 128 at the axial end remote from the panel.
  • the terminal housing 116 is positioned inside the fixed housing 126 and extends through the aperture 124 in the panel 118 in an axial direction (the mating direction).
  • the terminal housing 116 has a stop edge 130 which is engageable with the inturned lip 128 of the fixed housing 126.
  • the terminal housing 116 has four tabs 120, two on opposed sides, which project radially outwards from the terminal housing. The tabs 120 are located adjacent the outer end 134 of the terminal housing 116.
  • the terminal housing 116 defines a bore 136 which opens through, and axially extends from, the outer end 134 thereof. Located and secured inside the bore 136 of the terminal housing 116 are a number of electrical terminals 138.
  • the second part 114 of the two-part electrical connector 100 includes a connector housing 140.
  • a number of electrical terminals 142 are located and secured in the connector housing 140 which are mateable with the electrical terminals 138 of the first part 112.
  • a pair of channels 144 is formed in the connector housing 140 on opposed sides thereof. The channels 144 extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction.
  • a slide member 122 is positioned in each channel 144.
  • the slide members 122 are slideable in the channels 144 relative to the connector housing 140.
  • Each slide member 122 has a pair of angled grooves 146 ( Figure 5) formed therein which are open at one end 148, and closed at the other end 150.
  • each tab 120 on the terminal housing 116 passes through the open end 148 of a respective angled groove 146 to enter the groove, as shown on the left-hand side of Figure 4.
  • the slide members 122 are then pushed (slid) relative to the connector housing 140. The movement of the slide members 122 draws the tabs 120 along their respective grooves 146 until the tabs reach the closed end 150, at which point the first and second parts 112, 114 are fully mated, as shown on the right-hand side of Figure 4.
  • the terminal housing 116 is axially movable relative to the fixed housing 126, the movement of the tabs 120 along the grooves 146 during mating draws the terminal housing 116 out of the fixed housing against the bias of the spring 132, also as shown on the right-hand side of Figure 4, to bring the outer end 134 of the terminal housing into the connector housing 140.
  • the slide members 122 are moved in the opposite direction to push the tabs towards the open ends 148 of the grooves 146.
  • the terminal housing 116 retracts under the bias of the spring 132 until the stop edge 130 engages the inturned lip 128.
  • the present invention therefor provides a two-part electrical connector 100 which is usable where height restrictions may be an issue.

Claims (5)

  1. Zweiteiliger elektrischer Verbinder mit einem ersten Teil (112) und einem zweiten Teil (114), die in einer axialen Richtung miteinander gekoppelt werden können;
    wobei der erste Teil umfasst: ein feststehendes röhrenförmiges Gehäuse (126), das an einer Tafel (118) befestigt werden kann; ein Anschlussgehäuse (116), das in dem feststehenden Gehäuse gehalten wird und in der axialen Richtung durch eine Öffnung (124) der Tafel verfahrbar ist, wobei das Anschlussgehäuse ein äußeres Ende (134) zum Koppeln mit dem zweiten Teil, und eine Anzahl nach außen gerichteter, sich radial erstreckender Laschen (120), die neben dem äußeren Ende an gegenüber liegenden Seiten des Anschlussgehäuses angeordnet sind, aufweist, und eine Anzahl von elektrischen Anschlüssen (138), die in dem Anschlussgehäuse befestigt sind;
    wobei der zweite Teil umfasst: ein Verbindergehäuse (140); eine Anzahl elektrischer Anschlüsse (142), die in dem Verbindergehäuse befestigt sind und mit den elektrischen Anschlüssen des ersten Teils gekoppelt werden können; ein Paar Kanäle (144), das in dem Verbindergehäuse an gegenüber liegenden Seiten davon ausgebildet ist und sich im Wesentlichen rechtwinklig zu der axialen Richtung erstreckt; ein in jedem Kanal angeordnetes Gleitelement (122), das in dem Kanal relativ zum Verbindergehäuse verschoben werden kann, wobei jedes Gleitelement eine abgewinkelte Nut (146) aufweist, die darin ausgebildet ist, um eine von den Laschen des Anschlussgehäuses des ersten Teils aufzunehmen, wodurch die Bewegung der Gleitelemente relativ zum Verbindergehäuse des zweiten Teils bewirkt, dass der zweite Teil entweder mit dem ersten Teil koppelt oder von diesem entkoppelt;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Anschlussgehäuse (116) des ersten Teils (112) in axialer Richtung relativ zu dem feststehenden Gehäuse bewegt werden kann;
    ein Vorspannelement (132), welches das Anschlussgehäuse in das feststehende Gehäuse hinein vorspannt;
    und dass sich das Anschlussgehäuse beim Koppeln relativ zu dem feststehenden Gehäuse gegen die Vorspannkraft des Vorspannelementes bewegt.
  2. Zweiteiliger elektrischer Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Vorspannelement eine Feder (132) umfasst.
  3. Zweiteiliger elektrischer Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 2, wobei die Feder (132) zwischen dem feststehenden Gehäuse (126) und dem Anschlussgehäuse (116) des ersten Teils (112) angeordnet ist.
  4. Zweiteiliger elektrischer Steckverbinder nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei das feststehende Gehäuse (126) eine einwärts gewendete Lippe (128) aufweist, und wobei das Anschlussgehäuse eine Anschlagkante (130) aufweist, die mit der Lippe (116) in Eingriff tritt, wenn der erste und der zweite Teil entkoppelt werden.
  5. Zweiteiliger elektrischer Steckverbinder nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei das Anschlussgehäuse (116) eine sich axial erstreckende Bohrung (136) aufweist, die sich durch dessen äußeres Ende (134) öffnet, wobei die elektrischen Anschlüsse (138) des ersten Teils (112) in der Bohrung angeordnet sind.
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